FR Gun Club - Mighty Mice Guns

GUNS Magazine ^ | Nov. 2008 | Massad Ayoob

[Old Student]

“I actually have a somewhat rare Browning 9mm, in firing condition, that my father brought home from Nazi Germany.”

I had one, once upon a time. Some fool had fired a very hot round in it, and bulged the barrel, so I reluctantly traded it off for something else, and I don't even remember what. Should have just bought it a new barrel for shooting, and kept the matched serial numbered one for whatever collector's value it might have had. Perfect hindsight, as usual.

[Lurker]

It's chambered in .380.

I call it 'better than nothing'. LOL.

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[Travis McGee]

Ruger is a MAJOR advertiser in GUNS, and Mossad is paid by GUNS, so I guess it makes sense....that he didn’t mention what a total ripoff of the Kel-Tec P3AT Ruger’s “new” (sic) .380 is.

[PowderMonkey]

Well...to my way of thinking, when a Mighty Mouse gun gets down to the size of the Ruger 380 the sights will be useless low light, high stress pistol combat situations. Seems like little pistols like that were intended for belly-to-belly work; slapping distance in dark alleys. I recall that during my time in Central America, pistoleros called that a “quema ropa” (laundry burner). Just put the muzzle in the target's chest and keep pulling the trigger until the shirt catches fire. Our school of thought teaches that every gun fight will occur within five yards, and to find the front sight and use it every time.

[Chode]

got a blue one...

[Lurker]

Our school of thought teaches that every gun fight will occur within five yards,

I just had a conversation with a friend of mine who survived a gunfight last year. Some thug tried to murder him in the commission of a robbery.

The entire fight was over in less than 4 seconds, and the longest distance between them was less than 5 feet.

It's made a pretty good case study at Quantico, btw. Both participants were armed with basically the same weapon; 7 shot .357 mag revolvers.

Mr. Bad Guy ended up dead, and my friend nearly so. If it weren't for the skill of some very talented EMS and Emergency Room personnel, he would be.

Where did Mr. Good Guy suffer such a wound you ask? Well the nearly fatal round entered his left arm about 3 inches above his elbow.

Mr. Bad Guy ended up dying from a self inflicted head shot. And that's AFTER he took 5 .357 Cor Bon rounds center mass, one of which transected his spine.

Pretty amazing.

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[mcshot]

Good choice, I was lucky enough to find an unfired Mauser HSC in .380 and also have a Kahr K-9 and S&W 66-1 so I’m covered with lil stuff. The Colt Commanders goes in shoulder holsters and Glocks in pants.

[Lurker]

That little Sig is a real piece of work. The recoil is negligible, and it's wicked accurate inside of 20 feet.

I got it for a really good price, too. It was much less than a Ruger LCP and IMO it's a much better weapon. Granted it's a bit larger, but I'm much more willing to trust my life to a Sig design than Ruger's attempt to 'improve' on a marginal design.

Just my two cents. Your mileage will most certainly vary.

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[B4Ranch]

>Where did Mr. Good Guy suffer such a wound you ask? Well the nearly fatal round entered his left arm about 3 inches above his elbow.<

Too close to the heart! I am guessing that he was blowing arterial blood twenty feet out, almost bleeding to death.

[Lurker]

Actually it was all venous bleeding, but a hell of a lot of it.

He's missing a sizeable chunk of meat from his shoulder and has some nerve damage. But other than that, he's alright.

The cops have 'closed' 2 other murders btw. They believe this guy killed two other guys who are in the same line of work as my friend.

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[B4Ranch]

I presume that line of work comes with free med care.

[Lurker]

He's what you call a 'small business owner' who pays for his own insurance.

L

[sig226]

They bought the rights to manufacture it. I wish I had waited until the Ruger was available, but the Kel Tec works and isn’t bad if you put the thumb rest on the magazines.

[Americanwolfsbrother]

I love my 232 for conceal carry. Don't count on it for much more than getting me away from a bad situation, but hit them in the right place with a .380 and you can certainly end the battle!AWB

[absolootezer0]

[mbynack]

I call it 'better than nothing'. LOL.

That would be a good acronym for a 380. "The BTN 380" by Kel Tek.

I have a P3AT that I carry when I'm too lazy to dress properly and carry my Sig or SP101.

I think the 327 Magnum is a solution looking for a problem. I'll give up one round and keep my 357 magnum SP101.

[mbynack]

The entire fight was over in less than 4 seconds, and the longest distance between them was less than 5 feet.

Some people refer to the "rule of threes" in gun fighting. Most fights occur at less than three yards, less than three seconds, and three rounds are fired.

It's catchy, but I wouldn't bet my life on it. I practice at distances ranging from 20 feet to 40 feet. I figure if I can hit a target at 40 feet, I ought to be able to hit one at 6 feet.

[Lurker]

and three rounds are fired.

As I mentioned, this one is pretty interesting in that both of them were armed with essentially the same revolver. Both were 7 shot .357 S&W models. To be perfectly accurate, Good Guy had a Taurus clone, and Bad Guy had the Smith.

Both weapons were empty afterwards.

The last round fired was by Bad Guy who discharged his pistol into his own head.

At least he was courteous enough to save the taxpayers a bunch of money saving, trying, and incarcerating his worthless ass.

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[Cuttnhorse]

quema ropa...LOL! Worked in South America for 10-years and never heard that one.

[gundog]

I love those door breaching muzzle brakes. Good for when you forget your keys.